US644791A - Washing-machine. - Google Patents

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` No. 644,79I. Patented Mar. 6, |900. D. BIGGS.

WASHING MACHINE.

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SPECIFICATION forming# part or' Letters Patent N. 644,791, rated ivia'rcn e, 1966.

Application filed August 10,1899.

To tt w/wm it may concern,-

Be it known that I, DANIEL Bises, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denton, in the county of Denton and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Washing- Machine, of which the following is a specification. l

My invention relates to washing-machines, and particularly to that class in which the clothes are passed through a series of rollers which quickly press the dirt and water therefrom.

The object of my invention is to provide a machine of this class that will quickly and thoroughly cleanse the article of clothing without injuring the fabric or tearing off buttons, that will fit any size tub desired, `and one that is simple in construction, being made in few parts, and is comparatively inexpensive.

My invention further consists in the parts and combination thereof hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the drawings which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a washing-machine constructed in accord- Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same with the top bar broken away. Fig. 3 isavertical transverse section. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 5 isaview of one of the swinging roller-frames detached. Fig. 6 is adetail perspective View of the corrugated roller.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates a framework which is composed of the uprights 2, horizontal' base-pieces 3, lowercross` bars 4, and upper cross-bar 5.

Journaled on the cross-bars 4 are two swinging roller-frames 6. These frames each comprise two upright standards 7, pivoted to each bar 4 at its opposite ends and just inside the base pieces 3. This is preferably accomplished by having the ends ofthe cross-bars 4 made smaller and round, as at 8, forming a bearing which passes through the standard 7 and is fastened securely to the base-piece 3. The upper end of each pair of standards is connected by a cross-bar 9, which holds the same the proper distance apart. The top of each standard is perforated, as 'at 10, at right angles to the cross-bar 9, and through the perforations of the two opposite standards are Serial No. 726,817. (No model.)

loosely passed the rods 11. The rods 1l have arranged around 4 them the coil-springs 12, which bear against the outer ends of tlie standards and force them toward each other;4 To regulate the tension of the springs 12, the ends of the rods 11 are screw-threaded,` and adj Listing-nuts, which bear against tlie outer ends of the springs, are screwed thereon,` sothat the springs may be compressed to any desiredtension.

Journaled in the uprights 2, above the level of the tub, is the horizontal corrugated roller 13, which is provided at one end with a handle 14. This roller is provided with longitudinal ribs`15, which extend only part of its length, and is provided with plain ends of less diameter than the corrugated portions, as at 16. Journaled in the standards 7, on either side of the central corrugated roller 13 and on a level with the same, are the horizontal rollers 17 which are held in yielding contact with the corrugated roller 13 by the springs 12.

For fastening my machine to the tub I have provided the horizontal fastening frame,

which consists of the supporting-bars 1S and.

tightly in engagement with the bottom flange,

and thereby securely hold the machine in place. To allow the machine to be applied to different-sized tubs, the bar 19 has each end cut away, as at 22, forming notches in which the ends of the bars 2O may slide and rest. These ends are provided with slots 23, through which hooks 24, similar to the hooks 21 and used in like manner, pass.

In applying my washing-machine to a tub or like receptacle the supporting-bar 18 is placedupon the top edge, the hooks 21 are IOO engaged under the lower flange, and the nuts screwed down tightly upon the top of the bars 20. The opposite ends of the bars 2O are then adjusted into proper relation to the adjacent bar 19, and the hooks 24 are moved in the slots 23 until they engage under the lower flange of the tubgwhen the nuts being screwed tightly down upon the bars 2O the machine is securely fastened to the tub.

To operate the machine, the tub being nearly full of water, the clothes are passed` around the central roller 13 between the plain rollers 17, as shown in Fig. 2, and are run back and forth through these rollers, which each time press the water and dirt therefrom and quickly cleanse the same. The pressure of the rollers 17 against the corrugated roller 13 may be regulated by the adjusting-nuts on the rods 11. Whenever an article of clothing having a row of buttons is washed, by arranging the buttons so that they will pass through. the machine at the reduced ends 16 of the corrugated roller they will not be broken or torn olf, there being no pressure between the rollers at that point.

The crossbar 5 is so arranged` that a wringer may be placed thereon, and being arranged centrally over the tub the water will run directly back into the same and not over the sides, as is the case where the wringer is arranged at the side of the tub.

It will thus be seen that I have constructed a simple, efficient, and comparatively inexpensive washing-machine that will thoroughly and rapidly cleanse the clothes, that will fit different-sized tubs, that will not break or tear off the buttons from the articles of clothing, and that will receive a wringer in a position where it cannot drain outside the tub.

I do not desire to be limited tothe exact construction shown in the drawings, as changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details of construction within the scope of 4o the appended claims may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

I-Iaving now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

I. In a washing-machine, the combination with the machine-frame carrying washing devices, of a fastening-frame comprising supporting-bars adapted to rest on the top of a tub or like receptacle, cross-bars connected at one end to one of the supporting-bars and adjustable on the other supporting-bar, and hooks connected adjustably tothe cross-bars, and adapted to engage under the tub, substantially as described.

2. In a washing-machine, the combination with the main frame-carrying washing devicesof a fastening-frame comprising supporting-bars adapted to rest on the top edge of a tub or like receptacle, cross-bars resting across the opposite ends of the supportingbars and having slots at one end, hooks adapted to engage the lower flange of the tub and pivotally connecting the ends of the supporting-bar and cross-bars,and similar hooks passing through the slots of the cross-bars and adapted to engage the lower flange of the tub at the opposite sides thereof, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto ai'ixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL BIGGS.

Vtnesses:

P. G. WITHERS, J'. N. CLARK.

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